Not Surprised, but Saddened

Steven Irwin is dead. I am sure that most readers of this blog, all dozen of you or so, have heard of this already. The title echoes my thoughts exactly. Deep down, I always suspected this would happen, yet am sad all the same. Steve has children, and I really think it would have behooven him to keep them in mind, and take a little less risk in order to ensure that he will be there for them. Now they will grow up without a father. For all the wonders and joys of the natural world, Steve will miss seeing his children grow up, his daughter graduate High School and College, and will not be there to hand his daugher off at her wedding. In his death, remember what he missed, and try to take a lesson from this all: Whatever opportunities you may not want to miss in life, those of family top the list.